as the result of deliberation the Major-General commanding has executed and ordered to be published the following deeds of manumission: [Here follow two deeds, declaring by the authority of law ...

The manumission deed he signed declared his commitment “to serve the cause of humanity by promoting the liberation of such slaves as manifest a disposition to become useful members of society.” ...

Voters, get your ballots ready. In-person absentee voting starts Friday, and all six seats on the Alexandria City Council are up for grabs.

Despite claims from progressive historians that US slavery was a natural outgrowth of a free market economy, the reality is ...

Perseverance Society Hall and the Beginnings of Jazz, Part 2 article by Jon Sheckler, published on September 10, 2024 at All ...

Mindful of Groucho Marx’s words on club membership, I entered the Italianate finery of London’s Reform Club with trepidation.

New York City lawmakers passed legislation to establish a task force to study reparations, a model for the rest of the country.

The most brilliant and magnificent scene ever witnessed in the United States,” said Lafayette of the celebration held in his honor at Castle Garden, Manhattan4, 1824. Six thousand guests paid an ...

The New York City Council has passed a bill to examine the ongoing vestiges of enslavement and racial discrimination and ...

Claudius proclaimed emperor by the Praetorians, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1871). Credit: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons It ...